// Thud - a dynamic object-oriented language
// Copyright (C) 2009,2010 David H. Hovemeyer <david.hovemeyer@gmail.com>

// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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// 
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/*
 * Field.h
 *
 *  Created on: Nov 24, 2009
 *      Author: dhovemey
 */

#ifndef FIELD_H_
#define FIELD_H_

#include <string>
#include "vm/IPersistent.h"

/**
 * A field of a Class.
 */
class Field : public IPersistent {
private:
	std::wstring m_name;

	Field(const Field &);
	Field& operator=(const Field &);

public:
	/** Default constructor. */
	Field();

	/**
	 * Constructor.
	 * @param name name of the field
	 */
	Field(const std::wstring &name);

	/** Destructor. */
	~Field();

	/** Get the name of the field .*/
	const std::wstring &getName() const;

	void read(DataInputStream *in);
	void write(DataOutputStream *out) const;
};

#endif /* FIELD_H_ */
